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Comparing Calypso And The Odyssey

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The two compositions, “Calypso” by Suzanne Vega and The Odyssey by Homer, are two different ways of telling the story about the relationship between Calypso and Odysseus. In each piece Calypso is very similar, yet very different. The song, “Calypso,” is a about Calypso letting Odysseus go. It seems she believes that she kept him all that time and she needs to let him leave. Calypso says, “I will stand upon the shore with a clean heart,” when she says “with a clean heart”, she refers to her decision that she is going to let Odysseus go and be free. Repeating the phrase “I let him go” at the end of every stanza can be noticed by one in the song. The repetitiveness shows that Calypso may be regretting her decision, but also knows she must do it.

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